Complete Description
• Very high-quality restoration
• Electric windows, air-conditioning
• Particularly elegant colour combination
• No reserve
This Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 is without doubt one of the finest surviving examples of this exceptional model. It was completely restored by Clark & Carter Restorations, a highly renowned specialist based at Braintree, north-east of London, whose restorations have won numerous prizes at the leading concours d'élégance such as Pebble Beach.
The standard of the work carried out on the body of this car is close to perfection, as is the metallic ‘Beige Grey’ paintwork (code DB728), which has been applied with the utmost care. The engine compartment is like new and houses the famous 200bhp V8 which gives this comfortable motorcar the performance of a sports car. The interior is to the same standard, with virtually new ‘Saddle Brown’ leather seats, while there are no signs of wear to the varnished wood and leather trim of the dashboard. The door cards are just as immaculate, as is the perfectly taut reddish-brown hood. The car, which comes with its original owner’s manual, has the advantage of being equipped with electric windows, a Becker radio and automatic transmission, to make it more pleasant to drive. This rare model (of which just over 1200 were built from 1969-1971) is considered one of the best Mercedes ever made.
In near-perfect condition, the car will be equally at home on country roads for a drive in the sun as on the lawns of classic car meetings and concours d'élégance, where it will not fail to attract the attention of the most demanding connoisseurs.
